Snow-flanger.



E. R. PACKER. NOW FLANGER. PPLIoATIoN FILED rn.z,'1s11. RENBWED snPT. 14, 1912.

Patented 113,125,1913.

VENTOR 'Mm By ATTORNEY.

B. R. PACKER.

snow FLANGBR. APPLICATION FILED' PSBJ, 1911. RENEWED SPT. 14, 1912.

Patented Mar.25, 1913.

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E. R. PACKER.

SNOW FLANGER.

APLIOATION FILED FEB.Z, 1911. RBNBWED SEPT. 14. 1912.

Patented Mai'. 25, 1913.

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. SNOW PLANGBR. APPLICATION FILED FEILZ,v 1911. RBNEWED SEPT. 14, 1912.

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Patented MaLZ, 1913.

ATTORNEY UNITED'srA'rEsrATENT OFFICE i` EBEN RAY PACKED, OF CHIGLGO, ILLINIS.

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Specification of Letters latent.

@atenten Mar. 2 5, 1913.

Application filed February, 19,11, Sexia1`No.606,208. Renewedv September 14, 1912. Serial No., 720,419.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EBEN RAY PACKER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Coo-k and State of Illinois, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements 4 in Snow- Flangers, of which the following is a speciticat-ion.

My invention relatesto snow Hangers for` use withrailway cars or locomotives, the Hanger being supported preferably from the forward truck of a locomotive or car and its purpose being to remove snow from the track for a short distance upon each side of the rails; and the object of my invention is to provide snow Hanging mechanism all the operating parts of which are supported from the truck, of the car or locomotlve, thereby. securing a compact arrangement of the parts and a mechanismnot affected by the movements of the truck relative to the boiler vor car body which aremet with in practice; to provide a simple andefective device for the purpose above stated; and to provide such other improvements in and relating to snow Hangers as are hereinafter referred to anddescribed.

With the objects rabove enumerated inI motive, the viewbeing upon a central vertical plane extending longitudinally of the locomotive, and the locomotive'being shown in part only and in a conventional manner; Fig. 2 is a view illustrating 4my improved snow tlanger in plan, and showing ,the relation thereof to the forward truck of the locomotive; Fig. 3 is a view showing my improvedvsnow flanger in elevation and as seen from a position in front of it, a part` of the left hand portion thereofbeing omitted; Fig. 4 is a view showing certain parts of my device enlarged; Fig. 5 isa view illus- Atrati'ng the construction of a blade erwing mit n of my device; Fig. 6 is a View illustrating a modification f my improved snow Hanger y1n front eleva-tion; Flg. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1 and illustrating another embodiment of my invention Fig. 8 is a view illustratin the form of my device shown in Fig. 7 in pan; Fig. 9 is a view in sid'eelevation .illustrating my improved' snow Hanger as located` to the rear of the wheels of the forward truck of a locomotive; Fig. 10 is a view illustrating the arrangement shown in Fig'. 9 in plan; Fig. 11 is a Viewl in Side elevation illustratin the application of my improved snow angerto the truck of a freight or othelgtype of car, some of the parts being slightly modified in form to adapt them fo-r use upon a car; Fig. 12 is a view villustrating the arrangement shown inA Fig. 11 in plan.; Fig. 13 is a View illustrating in side elevation a slightly modified form of my device as applied to a freight or other type of car; and., Fig. 14 is a view plan. v

Referring rst to Figs. 1 to 8 of the drawings wherein the application of my device to thelforward truck of a locomotive is illustrated, 14 are twosupports for supporting the various parts of my device, these supports being carried by the forward truck of' the locomotive and .their shape or form varying somewhat for the various types of forward truck adapted bydiferent builders of locomotives. The supports, however, whatevertheir specific' form may be, always supportthe operating parts of my device from the front truck of the locomotive and are located one at either side of the truck. The 'supports 14 are provided' each with a slot 15' extending in a vertical or substantially vertical direction,.andfl6 is a cross bar extending transversely to the locomotive and through b oth of said slots which thus form guides for the bar as it is moved in a verticall direction vas ereinafter explained. 17 are stops securedto the cross bar and bearing against the supports 14 to thereby illustrating the form showny in Fig. 13 in p prevent the bar. from moving sidewise Fig', 2, and' 18 are two ,blades or wings sel cured'to the cross bar and inclined so as to throw the snow outward from the track. These wings are secured at their outer portion at 19 to the rearwardly inclined portion of the cross bar, and the inner portions of the. wings are supported by braces .20 secured to the cross bar and bent so as to support the wings at a proper angle relative to the direction of travel of the locomotive. These wings are preferably formed f upper and lower portions 21, 22 secured to a strengthening back plate 23, these elements being shown separated in Fig. 5, inorder to facilitate the manufacture thereof and securea rigid wing and one in which'the upper and lower portions may be readily and separately removed for purposes of repair, or in order to substitute other portions differing slightly f rom the form shown, and the lower portion 22 of the wi-ng is commonly prol,vided with a recess 24 to'fit over the rail so'thatl the lower .edge oft-the wing will extend so-mewhat below the head of the rail as more specifically referred to. The cross bar 16, wings 18 and supporting braces 20 thus constitute va single unitary structure supported fronithesupports 14 and movable verticallyin the-slots 15, the wings when in their lower pperative'position being in posi.-

' tion to remove snow from the track for a narrow space -upon each side of the rails, and when in their upper inoperative position being in position such that they will clear the rails; it being necessary that they 'be clear of the rails in passing over switches, crossings, etc.

The mechanismlwherebythe position of the cross-bar and wings is ,controlled comprises, inthe form of lmy invention "shown in Figs. 1 to 4, 'two cylinders 27 yprovided with ears 27 whereby they are secured to and consequently I moves with the cross-barQ 16, the cylinder being shown as supported uponthe brace 20 although it may obviously rest directlynpon the cross bar. Within the cylinder is a" piston 28 having a piston rod 29 which extends through and is guided by the lower head 30 of the cylinder, and the extremity of'which rod engages the abutment 26 hereinloeforeI referred to, said abutmentbeing obviously stationary with reference to the cross-bar 16 and wings carried thereby. `The upper heads 31 of the cylinders 27 are provided with passages 32, and

33 are conduits gsecured to -and extending along the cross-bar 16 and which conduits communicate with the said passages, and

which conduits are joined adjacent the middle of the cross-bar and communicate with a flexible conduit 34.

From the above it will be`understood that when there is no pressure within the cylinders 27, the cross-bar and wings will be intheir lower and operative position. Vhen, however, compressed air or steam is supplied to the cylinders 27 through the fiexible conduit 34, conduits 33 and passages 32, the cylinderstog-ether with the cross-bar to which they are secured, and the wings, will be lifted so as to move the wings' away from the track and into their inoperative position,it being remembered that the pistons .2S are stationary relative to the cylinders because of the engagement of the lower end of their rods with the relatively fixed abutments 26.

The valves for controlling the supply .of fiuid to the cylinders as aforesaid will be under the cont-rol -of the engineer and the .saniewill be provided with the usual exhaust passage for permitting a flow of fluid from the cylinders to again lower the wings into their operative position. The piston rods 29 are provided each with a hole 35 through which a -key may be passed when the .wings are likely to remain in their operative position for a considerable time. A transverse rod 36 is commonly provided for the purpose of connecting the ends of the supporting membersy 14 together to thereby strengthen the device, the ends of the rods being threaded and having nuts for properly spacing the supports 14 and securing the brackets 25 thereto forward of the slot 15, the said brackets being secured to the support at the rear of the slot by means of ordinary short bolts 37.

In the form of my invention shown in Fig. 6 a single cylinder 38 is substituted for the two cylinders 27, and a transverse bar 39 is provided, which extends between and connects the ends of the supports 14 and takes th'e place of the rod 36 in the form previously disclosed, the ends of this bar being bent at right angles and lextended across the lower ends of the slotsjin the said supports, andsaid e'ndsbeing secured to said supports at either side of theslots; this bar performing, as will be understood, the function of both-the rod 36 and the abutments 26 in the form of my invention first disclosed. In this modified form of my device the piston rod of the piston within the cylinder 38, is shown-as connected with the transverse bar instead of merely' resting thereupon. The action, however, is the same in that the piston and rod remain'relatively stationary while the cylinder and cross bar 16'to which it is secured move in unison"A when al fluid the cylinder.

In the form of my invention shown 1u -under pressure. is supplied to 7 and 8y the operating cylinders are relatlvely stationary and the' pistonsare movable and operatively connected with a CalA , cross-bar'and a 'single cylinder, but it will cross-bar which carries a wing at each end as' 1n the forms herembefore disclosed. These figures discloseone end only of the be understood that two cylinders are provided in the complete device, one adjacent 'each wing. In the forni of my invention disclosed in these views 43 is one of two supporting members carried by the forward .truck of the locomotive, a portion thereof being shown in dotted lines, and 44 is a cylinder which in this case is secured -to the forwardend ofthe supporting member. 45 1s a vpiston, and 46 a piston rod extending `upward through the upper head ofthe cyl-A inder 44 and having a member extending at right angles/thereto and terminating over a transversely extending cross-bar 48 which has wings-at its end of the same form 4and construction as hereinbefore disclosed. The supporting member43 is provided with vertically extending slots 49-in which the crossbar 48 may move vertically, and the piston rod is .operatively connected with the crossbar by means of a connecting member` 50 .preferably flexible and shown as in the'form stood that asa fluid under pressure is supplled 1n theA manner aforesaid to theV cylinder 44` through the'air passage` 52 in the .40 flower head thereof, the iston and rod46 will be forced upward, t us lifting the crossbar 485an'd wings into their upper `or mvoperati,ve position by. means of the chain 50,

and that upon' the exhaust' of fluid from the cylinder tlrebar and wings willl descend into their-lower or operative posi tion.. A .key may be passed through-the hole 53 in the piston rod when the crossfbar-'is 'in its uppermost position, 4the holeb'eing then above the upper head of the cylinder, to

thus hold thecross-bar and wings up when they arenot likely to. be used for some time. The brace 54 y forjthe inner ends of each wing in this'form [of my device terminate in such a position ,that its end forms la stop similar to the stop17, for preventing the cross-bar from-movmg .across or transverse to the locomo'tivei It will be seen that precisely the same cylinder is capable of use inthe 'form of my device shown in Figs. 7 and 8 as is used'in the; form shown in Figs. 1 to- 4, the cylinlr being merely reversed in position orturedllend for-end in-Lthe form last described. I'

In Figs. 9J and 10 I havenillust-rated my snow Hanging dev-ice as located back of the Wheels of the forward truck of a locomotive, the purpose of this arrangement being to provide an arrangement wherein torpedoes placed u on the track will not be removed by the `anger before they' have been ex ploded by thewheels of the truck. In this form of my device 55 is one lof two supports or equalizers carried by the forward truck of the locomotive, itbeing understood that such afsupport is provided upon each side of the locomotive, the same having a vertical slot 56 at its rear end and a bracket 57 extending across the lower end of said slot, said bracket being similar to the bracket 25 hereinbefore described. The reference numeral 58 designates a cross-bar extending transversely to the locomotive and having a blade or wing 59 secured to e'ach end. thereof and inclined so as to vthrow the snowoutward from the track, said blade being similar to the blade or wing 18 above described. The bar 58 rests upon the brackets 57 when in its lowerpolsit'i'om'and 60 is' one of two cylinders-secured to the cross-bar 58 and having pistons the lower ends of the rods 88 of which enga `e the right angular extending portions o the brackets 57, as will be understood from. Fig. 10. 61 isa rod extending between the supporting member 55, and-62 is a onduit through" which fluid under pressure is supplied to the cyl. inders 60. While I ",have illustrated this form of my device asl provided with operating mechanism such asis illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, it will be understood that the.

arrangement of operating mechanism shown in Figs. 6, or 7 and 8,-is equally applicable/ to the form ofJ my device shown 'in Figs. Q and 10. l

Figs. ll-and 12 illustrate mygimproved\ snow Hanging device as applied toa freight --or other type of car, it being often desirable to have a part at least of the cars ofa train -byvmeans of brackets 64, these'sipports"be' Cing outside the wheels because in cars the 'journal boxes arid framing which su ports them, the same being shown in dotte, lines.v in these figures, are on the outer side of the ,wheels 65 is a vertical slot in the support 63, and 66 is a bracket extending across the 'lower end of said slot and the end of which '1101l equipped .with SHOW angelsf `In these fig:

is bent at right angles'tofprovide an abut- 4 ment for the lower end of a piston r'od extending downwardly from a piston within the cylinder' 67, these elements being simi` lar toelements hereinbefore described.4 Exf" tending transversely to the -car and through' the slots,65is a cross-bar 68, the ends of which are bent soasl ,to1 form `a support for y blades or'wings 69 similar to the wings' already described. A brace 70 is provided for giving additional support to the wings. -71 is a rod connecting the supports '63, and 72 is a conduit through which fluid may be 'supplied to the cylinders 67.. It will be understood that a single operating cylinder such as v1s shown in F1g. 6, or stationary Icylinders such as are shown in Figs. 7 and 8,

may be substituted for the operating cylinders shown in Figs. 11 and 12.

In. the form .of Amy improved snow ianging device shown 'in Figs. 13 and 14 I have shown the operating cylinders arranged differently with respect to the blades or wings than in the forms hereinbefore described.

In theseligures, 73' is one `of two supports secured tothe side frame of the truck of a car in the manner above described. In this form of mydevidce the operating cylinders 'for raising the wings or blades 74 are carried by the supports 73 and located remote from the blades, one of said cylinders being shown at 75,@the same being secured -to the upper and rear portionof the support 7 3. Fluid under pressure ,is supplied to the cylinders-75 through a conduit 76; 77 is a piston, and 78 a rod connected therewith and extending rearwardly and outside of the cylinder where it is provided with lan arml `84 in which the crgss-b'ar y81 moves, 85 is a support extending acrossk the lower end of the slotI 84 and upon Whichnthe cross-bar l81 rests when. in its `lowermost position, 86 cleatvsecure'd to the cross-bar 81 for preventing the same from moving sideWiSe, and

. 87 is a rod connecting the lower and for-.

ward ends of the supports 7 3. In this form of my device Huid under pressure admitted to the cylinder 7 5 will -force the piston 77 rearwardly thus transmitting motion through the link 8l, bell cranklever 80,. and

vlinks 82, 83 tothe cross-bai` 81, thus lifting' aird. the 'blades or wings 74 which itfcarries.

In the following claims I refer tothe cpmt bination-.of lmy device with a truck of arailway' vehicle. because of the fact that my lmproved snow flanger is applicable to either a locomotive or to a caf as herein-v before explained, and islapplicablejalso, as

will understood from the foregoing kdescritptlon and illustration, to anyjand 'all placed infront of the forward truck ofthe railway vehicle,l although I have also illustrated it as placed tothe rear of the fors or types of railway vehicles. Ihefim-l proved flanger .is, as explained, preferably.

ward truck of alocomotive; and it may obviously be placed either in front of or to the rear of eithe struck of a railway car4 said supporting members and extending.

transversely to the vehicle and having a wing at each end, said cross-bar being movable toward and from the track u on which the vehicle runs; means upon said supporting members for iding the cross-bar in its movements; an a motor carried bv the truck aforesaid and operable by a duid undei pressure for moving said cross-bar.

2. The combination with a truck of a railway vehicle, oli-two supporting members carried by said truck a located one at each side thereof; a cross-bar supported by said supporting members and extending transversely to the vehicle and having a wing at each end said cross-bar being movable toward and from the track upon which the vehicle runs; means upon said support- 'ing members for guiding said cross-bar in its movements; and a motor carried by the truck aforesaid for moving said cross-bar.

3. The combination with a truck of a railway vehicle, of two sup orting members carried by said truck an located one at each side thereof, a cross-bar supported by said supporting members and extending transversely to the .vehicle and having a wing at each,end,said cross-bar being movable Ivertically, toward and, from the track upon vvwhich the vehicle runs; guides upon said supporting members for guiding said cross-bar in its movements; a cylinder and piston for-operating said cross-bar, one of said elements being connected with said cross-bar and the other being carried by the truck aforesaid; and a conduit for supplying fluid under pressure to said cylinder.

4, The combination with a truck of a railway` vehicle, of two supporting members ycarjried by said truck and located one at each side thereof; a' cross bar supported by said supporting members and extendingtransversely tothe vehicle andhaving a wing at 'each end, said cross-bar being movable 'vertically toward and from the track upon which the vehicle runs; guides upon said supporting members for gulding said crossbar-in its movements; and a motor carried by the truck aforesaidand operable by a luid under pressure for moving said ycross bar in an upward direction.

5. The' combination with a truck of a railway vehicle, of two supporting membersv carried by said truck and located one at each.

side thereof; eachof said members having a vertically extending slot; a cross-bar supported by said supporting member and extending through said slots and having a wing atreach end, said cross-bar being movable vertically insaid slots; acylinder secured to and movable with said cross-bar; a conduit through which uid under pressure may be suppliedI to said cylinder; a pistn within said'cylinder; and a piston rod connected with said piston and extending without said cylinde andthe end whereof is fixed relative, to said cylinder.

6. The combination with a truck of a railway vehicle, of ytwo' supporting members carried by said truck and located one at ea'ch side thereof; a cross-bar supported by said supporting members and extending transversely to the vehicle and having a wing at each end, said cross-barbeing movable vertically toward and from the track upon which the vehicle runs; guides upon said supporting members for guiding said cross-bar in its movements; a cylinder secured to and movable with said cross bar; a conduit through which fluid under pressure .may be supplied to said cylinder; a piston within said cylinder; and a piston rod connected with said piston and extending without said cylinder andthe end whereof is ixed relative to said cylinder. i

-7. The combination with a'truck of a railway vehicle, of two supporting members carried by said truck and located one 4at ,each side thereof, each lof said members having a vertically` extending slot; a cross-bar' sup- -ported by said supporting member and extending through said slots and having a wing at each end, s'aid cross-bar being movable vertically in said slots; two cylinders secured to and movable with said cross-bar; a conduit through which fluid under pressure may be supplied'to said cylinders; a piston within each of said cylinders; a piston rod Connected with each piston and extending downward and without its cylinder; and a bracket secured to each of said supporting members adjacent the lower edge thereof,said brackets extending across said slots and having each an extension against wbhlch the lower. ends of said piston rods a ut. .y f

8. The combination with a truck of a railway vehlcle, of twosupporting members carried by said truck and located one atI each side thereof; `a cross-barV extending transversely 'to the vehicle and having a wing at each end, said cross-bar being movable toward and from the track upon which the vehicle runs; a cylinder and piston for' operating said cross-bar, one of saidv elements being connected wlth said cross-bar ,5 5 and the other being carried by the truck aforesaid gaand aconduit for supplying `fluid under pressule to saidcylinder.

9. The combination with a truck of `a railwayvehicle, of two supporting members carfor operating said cross-bar, one of said latter two elements being connected with said cross' bar and the other being carried b .the truckv aforesaid ;.and a conduit for supp ying fluidunder pressure to said cylinder.

10. The combination with a truck of a railway vehicle, of two'support-ing members carrled by said truck and located one at each side-thereof, each of sald members havlng a vertically extendingslot a 'cross-bar extending through said slots and having a wing at each end, said cross-bar being movable. vertically in said slots; two cylinders secured to and movable with said cross-bar; a con-v duit through which fluid under pressure may be supplied to said cylinders; a piston within each cylinder; and a piston rod connected with each piston and extending without its cylinder and the end whereof is fixed relative to its cylinder.

11. The combination with a truck of a railway' vehicle, lof two supporting members carried by said truck and located one ateach. .side thereof, each of said members havinga vertically extending slot; .a cross-.bar extending throughfsaid slots and having awing at ido cachond, said cross-bar being movable'vertically. in said slots; two cylinders securedto and movable with said cross-bar; a conduit through' which fluid underpressurefmay supplied to said cylinders; a piston within each cylinder, -a piston rod connected wlth -each piston and extending withoutv its'cyl- Linder; and an abutment jsecured to each of said supporting members adjacent the lower edge thereof and. 'against which the lower ends of said piston rods abut.

12. The combination with a. truck of a railway vehicle, of two supporting members carried by said truck and located one at each side thereof, each of said members having a vertically extending slot; a cross-bar ex'- `tending `through/"said slots vand having a wingat each end, said cross-bar bein movable vertically in said slots; a cy,l1n er secured to and movable with said lcross-bar; aconduit through which iiuid under pressure ma be supplied tol said c linder;,a piston wit in said cylinder; andI a piston rod connected with -said piston and extending without said cylinder and the end whereof is fixed-relative to said cylinder.

13.A The combination with atruck of a rail` Way vehicle, of a supportin member secured.

, to and carried by said truc a wing carried ward and by said sup orting member and movable to rom the track u on which. the vehicle runs; and a power evice .comprising-.two relatively movable members one of,

which is carried by said supporting member and .the other of which is operatively conf 14.-The combination with a. ltruc-k of a cured to and carried b' said truck; a Wing carried by said su porting member and movi able toward and rom the track upon which 15 the vehicle runs; and a power device comprising a cylinder and a `piston movable within the same, and means for supplying a fluid under pressure to -said cylinder, one of said members being carried by said supporting member and the other being operatively connected with said wing.

Signed at New York borough of Manhattan in the county f New York and State of `New York this 23rd, day of January, A. D. 1911.

EBEN RAY PACKER.

Witnesses:

R. N. FLINT, l H. M. WHITE.. 

